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The Best Episodes of I AM A KILLER Season 1

Every episode of I AM A KILLER Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of I AM A KILLER Season 1!

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Death row inmates convicted of capital murder give a firsthand account of their crimes in this documentary series.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    I AM A KILLER Season 1 Episode 1 - Means to an End
    7.2/10(499 votes)

    #1 - Means to an End

    S1:E1

    After years in solitary confinement, James Robertson admits to murdering his new cellmate as an escape to the better conditions on death row.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. I AM A KILLER Season 1 Episode 2 - Killer in the Eyes of the Law
    7.4/10(381 votes)

    #2 - Killer in the Eyes of the Law

    S1:E2

    Kenneth Foster's death sentence is commuted just hours before his execution, but he asserts that his punishment under an unusual Texas law is unfair.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. I AM A KILLER Season 1 Episode 3 - The Mockingbird
    7.2/10(213 votes)

    #3 - The Mockingbird

    S1:E3

    Raised in an environment of drug addiction and crime, teenager Justin Dickens commits murder but disputes the prosecutor's version of events.

    Director:James Tovell
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. I AM A KILLER Season 1 Episode 4 - Sympathy for the Devil
    7.5/10(356 votes)

    #4 - Sympathy for the Devil

    S1:E4

    Sentenced for a triple murder linked by police to Satanism, Miguel Angel Martinez becomes the youngest person ever on death row in Texas.

    Director:James Tovell
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. I AM A KILLER Season 1 Episode 5 - Intended Evil
    7.0/10(294 votes)

    #5 - Intended Evil

    S1:E5

    After shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new lover, Charles Thompson is charged with manslaughter -- until his ex dies due to a hospital error.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. I AM A KILLER Season 1 Episode 6 - Declared Competent
    7.0/10(259 votes)

    #6 - Declared Competent

    S1:E6

    No one -- including David Lewis himself -- disputes that he committed murder. But Lewis's mental fitness remains in doubt despite his death sentence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. I AM A KILLER Season 1 Episode 7 - Family Affair
    7.1/10(282 votes)

    #7 - Family Affair

    S1:E7

    High on a drug that fuels his paranoia, Deandra Buchanan fatally shoots his aunt, stepfather and girlfriend -- a crime he claims he can't recall.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. I AM A KILLER Season 1 Episode 8 - Hunted
    7.0/10(257 votes)

    #8 - Hunted

    S1:E8

    Robert Shafer and a friend target a same-sex couple in a robbery, but their crime spins out of control into kidnapping and double murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. I AM A KILLER Season 1 Episode 9 - Living with the Consequences
    7.4/10(265 votes)

    #9 - Living with the Consequences

    S1:E9

    Teenage drug abuser Joshua Nelson murders a friend in cold blood to steal his car, but other shocking motivations for the crime emerge at his trial.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. I AM A KILLER Season 1 Episode 10 - A Matter of Life and Death
    6.8/10(241 votes)

    #10 - A Matter of Life and Death

    S1:E10

    Convicted murderer Wayne Doty admits his guilt but requests that his execution be carried out by electric chair, a method no longer used in Florida.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Means to an End" is the best rated episode of "I AM A KILLER" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 499 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/29/2018. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Killer in the Eyes of the Law".